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Kuau Pipes Surf Photo: 'Perfect balance' by Tom Schonhoff

Lat Long: 20.93° N 156.38° W

Issued: 7 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Kuau Pipes sea temperature is

26.0° C

Normal for this time of year

Kuau Pipes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNE	NE	N	NW
	13 s	cross	3 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NE	NE	N	NW
	13 s	cross	3 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NE	ENE	N	NW
	12 s	cross	3 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE	ENE	NNW	NW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE	ENE	N	NW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE	ENE	N	NW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	E		N	NW
	12 s	glass		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	E		N	NW
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ENE		N	NW
	12 s	glass		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	E		N	NW
	12 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ESE		N	NW
	12 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SE		N	NW
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SE		N	NW
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	S		N	NW
	11 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW		N	NW
	11 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW	SSE	N	NW
	11 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	SSW	SSW	N	NW
	11 s	cross- off	2 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Kuau Pipes around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 25 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.3m (1.0 ft). Range 1.02m (3.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Kuau Pipes Surf Photo: 'Perfect balance' by Tom Schonhoff

A whole bunch I shot this week: http://seattlelight.smugmug.com/Maui-Surfers Free to download - just hope you like them.

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User: Tom Schonhoff (10 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:14 pm 29 Dec 2014